Rural sheriffs hold meeting with Governor DeSantis

By Sydney Holder Riverbend News Over rising concerns regarding the methamphetamine epidemic, a coalition of rural sheriffs from 15 counties held a meeting with Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday, May 27. The sheriffs sought to express incarceration is not a solution and rehabilitation is the key to addressing the epidemic. "Incarceration is not the end goal or solution," Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith's Facebook page reads. "Resources are needed for rehabilitation, prevention and enforcement. It is necessary to have a multifaceted approach to address the associated issues." According to Sheriff Smith, DeSantis was attentive to the issue at hand and expressed intent to aid the she